Social Issues

Christians from many faith denominations join a Palm Sunday march through the streets of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on March 29, 2026. The rally was one of about 30 events across 16 states. Image from video by Lilla Marigza, UM News.

United Methodists put faith into action on Palm Sunday

Christians in 16 states began Holy Week by following in the footsteps of Jesus and standing up to injustice.

Faith leaders carry a banner lifting up Jesus’ call for social justice in Matthew 25 during a Palm Sunday Witness in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

United Methodists march on Palm Sunday

Christians in some 30 cities and 16 states across the U.S. joined together to protest rising authoritarianism, racism and Christian nationalism.

Social Concerns

United Methodists are joining with other Christians in Palm Sunday actions across the United States that aim to counter rising authoritarianism with Christ’s call to love our neighbors. Organizers emphasize that the original Palm Sunday, as described in the Gospels, was a political event. Palm leaf image by studio2013, courtesy of Pixabay; illustration by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Across US, churches plan Palm Sunday protests

United Methodists are among the Christians helping to organize rallies and processions in at least 13 states that are intended to counter rising authoritarianism and greed with Jesus’ call to feed the hungry, care for the sick and welcome the stranger.

Social Concerns

(From left) United Methodist Deaconess Rubylin G. Litao, Nay Llore Pasco, a leader of the Rise Up for Life and for Rights network, and lawyer Krissi Conti, International Criminal Court-accredited assistant to the counsel of the victims’ families, hold a banner with the faces of victims at a rally in the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands on Feb. 25. Photo courtesy of Rubylin Litao.

United Methodists denounce attacks on deaconess, drug war victims

A church commission has condemned the spread of AI-manipulated images and disinformation targeting people seeking justice for victims in the Philippine drug war.

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